Sometimes I have the rare luck of seeing some birds doing mating rituals and mating dances as well as bonding rituals. On these rare occasions I am lucky when I have my camera with me and get some nice closup shots of the birds like in these pictures here. I know we humans probably interpret a little bit more into some of these acts but I really think that there is not only love that exist in our humand world but also in the animal world and it is more than hormones and reproduction to it. I am happy that I was lucky to already be able to take some nice bird pictures that show this ♥️ Love ♥️ if we want to call it like that.
I hope I will have some nice moments like these also in the future and that I can watch several nice animal and bird action some time soon.

Black winged stilts doing their mating dance. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/1000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 10:41 am |
| ISO | 100 |

A couple of great crested grebe on the nest. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon Z6II |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens + FTZ |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 01:14 pm |
| ISO | 100 |

Northern gannets in Love. Picture: Florian Glechenr.
| Camera used | Nikon Z6II |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens + FTZ |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/1000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 08:14 am |
| ISO | 100 |